Education: B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of Southern California
Courses taught: English Composition, Introduction to Literature, Writers of the American South, American Literature II: Civil War to the Present, and Exploring African American Literature through the Blues
Dr. Anton L. Smith is an Associate Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy where he teaches courses in African American, American Literature, and first year writing. His current book project, In the Pursuit of Faith: Profiles in African American Literature, Religion and Spirituality, 1935-1965, examines how religiosity is negotiated, constructed, and contested through various symbolic resources including soul food, the blues, and nature.
- Courses Taught:
- EM-5140: Public Health Issues
- Education:
- M.H.A. University of Missouri, School of Medicine, 2009
- M.E.P. Emergency Management Institute, 2007
- B.S. Food Science and Nutrition, University of Missouri, 1990
- Certificate, Public Health Leadership Institute, Saint Louis University (2006)
- Courses Taught:
- EM-5200: Capstone Advisor
- Education:
- M.S. Emergency Management, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 2018
- M.S. Biology, McMaster University, 1997
- B.S. Biology, McMaster University, 1994
- LCDR, CEC, USNR (Ret.)
- Bachelor of Science from United States Naval Academy
- Master of Science Pennsylvania State University
- License - Professional Engineer, Pennsylvania
Bill Straus is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the town of Mattapoisett. He served in the House from 1993 through 2024. He did not run for re-election in 2024. He worked on a number of legislative committees during that time including as House Chair of Environment and Natural Resources from 2009 to 2010, and House Chair of Transportation from 2011 through 2024.
Bill has held a number of other public positions. From 2011 through 2024 he was co-chair of the UMass Amherst Oversight Board for the Cranberry Research station in Wareham. He was a public member of the Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Facility Site Safety Council pursuant to chapter 21D from 1987 through 1992, a member of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission from 1989 through 1992, and an Assistant District Attorney in Bristol County from 1982 through 1988.
From 2006 through 2016 he was an Adjunct Lecturer at the Boston University Law School. He was engaged in the private practice of law with an office in New Bedford until 2021.
Bill Straus received a BA from Middlebury College, his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center, and a Masters of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.
- Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering from U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Master of Engineering in Naval Architecture from University of California, Berkeley
- Master of Science in Operations Research from University of California, Berkeley
- Master of Science in Environmental Management from University of San Francisco
- DSc in Engineering Management from the George Washington University
- Certified as Project Management Professional®
- Served 26 years in US Coast Guard (retired as Captain)
- Teaching: Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Statistics
- Research: Risk Analysis, Expert Judgment, Project Management, Leadership
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulszwed/
